Crown Castle (CCI) Stock Analysis & Forecast

Nov 4 close

$92.17+5.59 (+6.5%)

Gekko Brief

AI summaryNov 4 close

Crown Castle's Q3 2026 results showed site rental revenue falling 5% to $966 million and Adjusted EBITDA down 6%, though income from continuing operations rose to $283 million from $277 million a year earlier. The company also raised full-year earnings guidance, which has been credited with helping drive a 33.49% jump in shares over the past month, even as a separate report flagged a 32% dividend cut that has drawn scrutiny from income-focused investors. The last earnings reaction, on 21 October, was -2.8% despite the quarter missing EPS estimates ($0.67 actual versus $0.69 expected).

CCI closed at $92.17, up 6.5%, sitting above both its 50-day ($76.55) and 200-day ($82.27) moving averages, with 1-month and 3-month returns of 35% and 23% respectively. The stock trades near its 52-week high of $95.07. The GekkoIndex reads 46.3, placing it in the Neutral zone, while the price sits 10.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.14.

The next earnings date falls on 3 February 2027, 90 days out and beyond a typical 20-day holding window. No insider, Congress, or unusual options activity appears in the current windows. Seasonality has been supportive at this point in the calendar, with the next 20 trading days averaging a 4.7% return over 5 years, though gains occurred in only 3 of those years. Analyst consensus among 12 firms stands at 7 buy, 4 hold, 1 sell, with a consensus target of $93.5.

Written by AI from the Nov 4, 2026 close and checked automatically against the figures on this page.

Crown Castle price vs fair value

$92.17$83.14Nov ’25May ’26Nov ’26
Close $92.17200-day averageGekko Fair Value $83.14

Crown Castle quick facts

Market cap
$40.28B
P/E ratio
35
Forward P/E
27.2
EPS, TTM
$2.49
Revenue, TTM
$4.08B
Profit margin
20.1%
Dividend yield
4.79%
Beta
0.91
Volume
7.70M avg 6.31M
1-year return
+3.0%
Typical daily move
±4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
50-day average
$76.55
200-day average
$82.27
Next earnings
Feb 3 after close
Shares outstanding
437.0M
52-week range
$65.32$95.07

Crown Castle swing-trade checklist

Crown Castle scores 2 supportive, 2 mixed and 1 headwind across the 5 checklist items with data.

Six things swing traders check before a 20-day hold, read from the latest data.

2 supportive2 mixed1 headwind

  • Trendmixed

    Averages disagree

    Close $92.17 sits between the 50-day ($76.55) and 200-day ($82.27) averages, or the averages disagree.

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  • GekkoIndexmixed

    46.3, Neutral

    Reading 46.3 is in the Neutral zone.

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  • Fair valueheadwind

    10.9% above

    Price is 10.9% above Gekko Fair Value (more than 5% above).

    See fair value
  • Smart moneyno data

    No data

    No insider, Congress or unusual options activity in the window.

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  • Earnings risksupportive

    Reports in 90 days

    Next report Feb 3, 2027, 90 days away — outside a typical 20-trading-day hold.

    See earnings
  • Seasonalitysupportive

    +4.7% on average

    From this point in the calendar, the next 20 trading days averaged +4.7% over 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

    See seasonality

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Crown Castle stock chart and price history

Crown Castle closed at $92.17 on Nov 4, 2026, +3.0% over the past year, inside a 52-week range of $65.32 to $95.07.

Close50-day average200-day averageVolume
Crown Castle share price, past year, with 50-day and 200-day moving averages and volume$70$80$100DecJan 2026FebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct92.17

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Performance Breakdown

1 month
+35.0%
3 months
+23.0%
6 months
+2.1%
1 year
+3.0%
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About Crown Castle

Crown Castle owns and runs infrastructure that keeps wireless networks running across the United States. Its holdings include more than 40,000 cellular communication towers and roughly 80,000 miles of fiber optic cable, which together support small cell installations and fiber-based services. This network reaches every major metropolitan area in the country, forming the physical backbone that carries data and wireless signals to homes and businesses.

The company generates revenue by managing, operating, and leasing this infrastructure to other parties, effectively acting as a landlord for the equipment that wireless carriers and technology providers rely on. Through these arrangements, cities and communities gain access to data services, wireless connectivity, and the communication tools that individuals and companies depend on daily.

Crown Castle trades under the ticker CCI.

Sector
Finance
Website
crowncastle.com

Crown Castle GekkoIndex: the smart money zone

Crown Castle’s GekkoIndex — Gekko’s 0 to 100 smart money score — reads 46.3, in the Neutral zone, up 1.5 points over five sessions.

010046.3Neutral

Up 1.5 points over five sessions, from the Distribution zone.

Reading for Nov 4, 2026

What followed past readings in each zone

ZoneReadings5 days10 days20 days50 days
Buying46+1.3%+2.7%+4.9%+3.6%
Accumulation270+0.1%+0.1%+0.9%0.0%
Neutral (current zone)311−0.3%−0.8%−2.0%−3.5%
Distribution23−1.1%−1.4%−4.8%−7.0%
Selling0Not available

Average CCI share-price change over the trading days after each daily reading in its GekkoIndex history. Across every stock Gekko tracks, Neutral readings averaged +1.0% over 20 days. Past behaviour doesn’t guarantee future results.

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Is Crown Castle stock overvalued? Gekko Fair Value

Crown Castle trades 10.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.14, so the shares are overvalued on Gekko’s estimate.

Gekko’s own estimate of what Crown Castle shares are worth, recalculated every trading day.

$83.14

Gekko Fair Value, Nov 4, 2026

10.9% Overvalued

At the end of Aug 2026 the price was 14.2% below the estimate.

Gekko Fair ValueShare price, month end
$83$87Aug 2026SepOctNov 2026

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Crown Castle insider and Congress trading

No open-market insider purchases were filed for Crown Castle, and no Congress trades were disclosed, in the last 90 days.

Plus buybacks, unusual options and fund positions, each dated to when it became public.

Insider buying last 90 days

No open-market insider purchases were filed for CCI in the last 90 days.

From Form 4 filings, dated to when each was filed.

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Congress trades last 90 days

No trades in CCI were disclosed by members of Congress in the last 90 days.

From congressional disclosures, which report amounts as ranges.

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Buybacks

Crown Castle has been buying back its own shares.

Latest authorization
$1.00B, May 1, 2026
Bought back, quarter ended Sep 30, 2026
$26.00M
As a share of market cap
0.06%

From company filings.

Hedge funds and billionaires quarter ended Jun 30

0of the funds Gekko tracks hold CCI.

0added0opened0trimmed3sold out
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Crown Castle earnings: next date and track record

Crown Castle reports on Feb 3, 2027, after the close (90 days away), and beat the EPS estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports.

4 of 8reports beat the EPS estimate
±3.7%average move across the report
4 of 8reports followed by a gain

Share-price move across each report

+8.3%Mar ’25+2.5%Apr ’25+3.3%Jul ’25−0.4%Oct ’25−7.2%Feb ’26+3.1%Apr ’26−2.1%Jul ’26−2.8%Oct ’26

Last earnings call, Oct 21, 2026 AI summary

What they said
Crown Castle completed sale of small cell and fiber businesses, achieving $65M annualized operating cost savings. CEO Chris Hillabrant highlighted progress in enterprise transformation, ground lease buyout program targeting 400+ purchases in 2026 (double 2025 levels), and resolution of a commercial dispute with a major customer extending lease terms. Strategic focus sharpened on U.S. tower operations with modernized systems and optimized facilities.
Guidance
Management expects continued growth driven by mobile data demand, AI applications, and carrier spectrum investments from AT&T, Verizon, and SpaceX. SpaceX's terrestrial network ambitions seen as potential catalyst for tower leasing demand. Full forward-looking targets were not yet disclosed in the excerpt provided.
ReportedEPSSurpriseRevenueSurpriseMove
Oct 21, 2026$0.67
est $0.69
−2.5%$966.0M
est $1.01B
−4.5%−2.8%
Jul 22, 2026$1.13
est $0.95
+18.9%$1.01B
est $995.1M
+1.3%−2.1%
Apr 22, 2026$0.34
est $0.37
−8.1%$1.01B
est $994.8M
+1.5%+3.1%
Feb 4, 2026$0.63
est $0.58
+8.6%$1.07B
est $1.06B
+1.1%−7.2%
Oct 22, 2025$1.12
est $1.04
+7.7%$1.07B
est $1.06B
+1.2%−0.4%
Jul 23, 2025$0.67
est $0.51
+31.4%$1.06B
est $1.05B
+0.6%+3.3%
Apr 30, 2025−$1.07
est −$0.23
−365.2%$1.06B
est $1.04B
+2.0%+2.5%
Mar 13, 2025−$10.97
est $0.45
−2,544.3%$1.65B
est $1.64B
+0.7%+8.3%

“Move” is the close of the first session after the report compared with the close of the last session before it, so it reads the same whether the company reported before the open or after the close.

Crown Castle stock forecast and analyst price targets

Analysts’ average 12-month price target for Crown Castle is $93.50, +1.4% from the last close, from 12 firms rating the stock in the last 90 days.

$93.50consensus 12-month target, +1.4% from the last close
Low $80High $105
Buy7
Hold4
Sell1

Each firm’s latest rating in the last 90 days: 12 firms.

Latest analyst actions

DateFirmRatingTargetvs price
Oct 22KeyBancBuy, maintained$105+13.9%
Oct 22J.P. MorganSell, maintained$80−13.2%
Oct 22TD CowenBuy, reiterated$98+6.3%
Oct 22ScotiabankHold, maintained$91−1.3%
Oct 22BarclaysBuy, maintained$86−6.7%
−2.0%average 20-day move after past Neutral readings
+4.7%average move over the next 20 trading days in the last 5 years
±4%typical daily move, from the 14-day average range

Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions. These are analyst targets and historical base rates, which don’t guarantee future results.

Crown Castle seasonality: the next 20 trading days

Over the next 20 trading days from Nov 4, Crown Castle averaged +4.7% across the last 5 years, rising in 3 of them.

Next 20 trading days, by year

+2.1%2021+6.6%2022+21.4%2023−3.4%2024−2.2%2025

Average move and hit rate

WindowAverageYears higher
Next 5 trading days+1.1%2 of 5
Next 10 trading days+1.7%4 of 5
Next 15 trading days+2.6%3 of 5
Next 20 trading days+4.7%3 of 5
Next 30 trading days+2.6%3 of 5

For scale, CCI’s typical 20-trading-day move in either direction is about 5.3%.

Crown Castle market cap and key statistics

Crown Castle’s market cap is $40.28B, with a P/E ratio of 35 and revenue of $4.08B over the last twelve months.

Valuation

Market cap
$40.28B
P/E ratio
35
Forward P/E
27.2
EPS, TTM
$2.49
Gekko Fair Value
$83.14

Trading

Volume
7.70M
Avg volume, 20 days
6.31M
52-week high
$95.07
52-week low
$65.32
Shares outstanding
437.0M

Financials

Revenue, TTM
$4.08B
Profit margin
20.1%
Return on equity
-206.7%
Quarterly earnings growth, YoY
−10.5%

Risk and income

Beta
0.91
Typical daily move
±4%
Typical 20-day move
±5.3%
Dividend yield
4.79%

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Crown Castle stock FAQ

What is Crown Castle’s market cap?

Crown Castle’s market cap is $40.28B at the Nov 4, 2026 close of $92.17, with 437.0M shares outstanding. The shares trade on a P/E ratio of 35.

What is the Crown Castle stock forecast?

The consensus analyst 12-month price target for Crown Castle is $93.50, +1.4% from the last close. Of the 12 firms that rated the stock in the last 90 days, 7 rate it a buy, 4 a hold and 1 a sell. Gekko doesn’t publish price predictions of its own.

Is Crown Castle stock overvalued or undervalued?

On Gekko’s estimate Crown Castle is overvalued: the Nov 4, 2026 close of $92.17 is 10.9% above Gekko Fair Value of $83.14. Gekko Fair Value is recalculated every trading day, and a gap inside 5% either way counts as about fair value.

When does Crown Castle report earnings next?

Crown Castle is expected to report on Feb 3, 2027, after the market closes (90 days away). Analysts expect earnings of $0.72 per share on revenue of $1.02B. Crown Castle beat the earnings estimate in 4 of its last 8 reports, moving 3.7% on average across the report.

What is Crown Castle’s 52-week high and low?

Crown Castle’s 52-week high is $95.07 and its 52-week low is $65.32; it closed at $92.17 on Nov 4, 2026, +3.0% over the past year. Over the last five years the shares peaked at $209.87 on Dec 31, 2021.

Is Crown Castle stock a buy right now?

Gekko describes the data; it does not make buy or sell recommendations. On the swing-trade checklist, 2 of the 5 items with data read as supportive (earnings risk and seasonality), 2 as mixed (trend and gekkoindex) and 1 as a headwind (fair value). The checklist is a description of current data, not a recommendation.

How this page works

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